TEXARKANA MONTHLY
RECHARGE by Michael Ulmer
is to always be a student, humble and willing to learn; there are endless opportunities for everyone who is willing to take the time to learn these days.” Inspired by Vincent Price’s old school horror movies, Michael says he’s most often drawn to projects that lean toward the darker side and describes his preferred work as “a touch macabre.” For the most part, he simply prefers any project that challenges him to do new things. “A project that I am really proud of is my one-man short film ‘Number 44.’ I wrote, shot, and edited it completely on my own, and it won some awards from different film festivals. I’m most proud of it because it was a moment in time where I put all my excuses aside and just made something. Watching it now would be a torture, cringe fest for me, and I was very naïve in my abilities back then, but I’m still proud of it because I didn’t just let another idea die. I actually went out and did it.” When you are brave enough to try, and the entire world is your office, inspiration could be around any corner. Michael is that rare type of person who keeps his eyes and ears fine-tuned, staying connected to the people, nature, and conversations around him, waiting to come in contact with the inspiration for his next masterpiece. “That’s why travel is such a huge source of inspiration for me. When I visit a foreign country, everything is new and my brain begins to buzz and swirl with new sights, sounds and tastes and I’m always overwhelmed with ideas.” Though the fifteenth century doesn’t resemble the twenty-first century in many ways, our appreciation for creativity is still as keen. While Shakespeare had his stage, Michael has Social Media. While DaVinci had his paint brushes, Michael has Photoshop and while Michelangelo had the Sistine Chapel, Michael has Television and the World Wide Web. It’s a different world, but thankfully, The Renaissance Man didn’t die with the Renaissance. Michael and others like him are all the proof we need.
Michael Ulmer in…
Paris
Seoul
Dubrovnik
View more of Michael Ulmer’s work on his Behance page www.behance.net/MichaelUlmer
Kyoto
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